The Dark Downward

Welcome to The Dark Downward's alpha demo release--a bare-minimum product that highlights core mechanics and hopefully creates anticipation for what is to come. 

Traverse through procedurally generated caverns, fight against unique creatures with physics-based combat, and wield an extensive array of weapons, all while growing more powerful.

With this rough draft of a release, it is very much a sandbox experience. Don't be afraid of using the Cheat Menu. Without proper balancing, I would be very impressed by a cheat-less completion!

Planned additions:

• Armor and accessories
• Gear upgrading
• Ranged weapons
• Rope and web physics
• Non-combative items and spelunking gear
• Further fleshed out contextual creature AI
• Advanced creature sensors, armaments, and appendages
• Player character customization and statistics
• Editable Platformer, Player Deathmatch, and Creature Arena game modes
• Controller compatibility
• Local co-op
• A proper tutorial
• More more more weapons!

I would love to get your feedback! Suggestions, complaints, or praise are all appreciated :-)

Leave a comment, send an email (dzel.studio@gmail.com), join the discord (The Dark Downward), or post something on r/DzelStudio

Please consider giving a donation so that I can continue working full-time on this passion project of mine.  It would very much help out!